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11.18.2009

You know, those silly indulgences that you would never admit to anyone. You'd be mortified if anyone knew how much you loved it - either because you're way too old to love it, too young, or it's completely ridiculous:

I call them guilty pleasures.

Well, welcome to my dirty laundry. I'm airing it out. I've decided that I am secure enough as a woman that I can be at a place to admit these secrets loves of my life.

CAUTION: READ AT YOUR OWN RISK

(Reading the following may force you to think less of me)

Guilty pleasure # 1:

Cheesy movies

Okay, I realize I am not alone on this one. Most woman would admit to liking the sappy romantic comedies/dramas. My favorite genre is action/suspense, but I will totally admit to loving girly movies. But I love the really cheesy ones. I tend to watch them by myself so I don't have to answer to anyone why I would possibly watch it: Like watching The Ice Princess. And loving it. And downloading the Ali & AJ song from it. Or 'A Cinderella Story' - Apparently, any Disney teenie-bopper movie, I'm all over it. Shhh....don't tell anyone.

Guilty pleasure # 2:

Zac Efron

Again, with the disney teenie-boppers! I admit it: I have a cougar crush on Zac Efron. It all started with my daughter's obsession with High School Musical. This kid is seriously a force of ridiculous talent. Adorable: CHECK. Actor: CHECK. Sings & Dances: DOUBLE CHECK. My daughter has good taste!

Something about an older man who knows who is, has a sense of maturity (even if we know it's a myth), and can get sexier every year.

And no, I do NOT mean Taylor Hicks, thankyouverymuch.

Guilty pleasure # 4:

Slurpees

Anyone who has read my blog knows I love Slurpees. But my love borders on obsession. I've cut way back recently in honor or reaching my goal of a healthier me, but there is a slurpee shaped hole in my stomach. And it aches. I could drink them non-stop. ALL DAY. It's a disease, really. I should seek help.

Guilty pleasure # 5:

Jordin Sparks, 'Battlefield'

I actually love all things Jordin Sparks. I think she is an incredible singer, a great role model, and has the most unbelievably beautiful skin. But, I've recently become addicted to her song 'Battlefield.' It's constantly stuck in my head. I crank it anytime I hear it on the radio. My kids know most of the words. I love the drive. I love the range. I love Jordin Sparks, and I don't care who knows it!

There you have it: my guilty pleasures. I warned you that you might think less of me...

That's so weird...I just recently fell in love with Battlefield too! I have listened to it every day (multiple times) for the passed month or so. It's so good!! ("Better go and get your armor!"...I love that part!)

Hey Vee! I'm a little late to the conversation but I have to agree with the cheesy movies thing. I particularly have a guilty pleasure soft spot for MARY KATE AND ASHLEY OLSEN movies. They go on an adventure, they learn a valuable lesson and they always kiss a boy. Since they're not making movies any more another super fave is ABC Family made-for-tv movies. Because you know what you're going to get! You KNOW that there will be a happy ending. They'll never win a best picture nom, but they're a shining source of certainty in this crazy world and that's why I love them.

Hey Veronica, I found you through SITS. What a cute and funny post, I love it :) I read a little about you and it looks like we have a lot in common. Love your blog, so now I'm following you. I'll be back :)

I won't lie about Zac Efron, he sure is dreamy. After watching Hairspray(for the zillionth time I might add) I wished he would come to my house and sing to me.Plus I would take George in a heartbeat.There is one Salt and Pepper that you forgot that I completely love and that man is Hugh Laurie. Cut me off a piece of that British man, lol

I am sooooo glad that I am not the only one having hot dreams about Troy Bolton. :) I think that one of my guilty pleasures would be a real fountain coke with little ice from the local gas station. I know. I know. Weird! Stopping by from SITS!

Hey Veronica, Im a fellow SITS girl. I love this post, so cute and real. Ummmm lets's see. I love Jordin Sparks too, she's adorable. Saw her in person at Miley Cyrus concert like 4 years ago. lol Right after she won. Ummmm my cougar crush would have to be....(now realize Im almost 39 so Zac would put me in jail. lol)Ummm I think Justin Timberlake is cutie and also Adrian Grier from the HBO show Entourage. I love him also because he is very Eco friendly and a green advocate.

l! I'm back from SITS. I told you I was coming over to see who your "cougar crush" is. Anyway, it seems as though we have pretty much the same taste. Pearce Brosnan, I love! George Clooney, OK, Zac Efron, not so much. Now back in the day, he might have, strike that Would have caught my eye. He reminds me a bit of John Provost, the kid who played Timmy on Lassie, when he grew up. He was a "pretty boy" too. LOL! Love those teeth. LOL! I also like the "Ice Princess", "Save the Last Dance", "Princess Diaries 1 and 2" "Stick It" (a gymnastic storie) anyway, you get the picture? All "family" movies. I also like action movies.

My cougar crush already has his very own cougar...Ashton Kuetcher! YUMMY! I turned 39 today (happy bday to me lol) and part of me thinks I am too young to be a cougar but then there is that other pesky half chiming in with its 2 cents....lol

I have all the Disney movie classics like Cinderella, Lady and the Tramp, and Snow White, and the entire Pixar line and Ice Age and Monster's Inc... and my all time fave - The Penguins of Madagascar (on Nick), twice weekly, DVR'ed and watched and re-watched!

I get the allure of Zac Effron, even though I don't share it. I'm more of a Taylor Lautner fan. Did I really just admit that??

I've *almost* met Pierce Brosnan TWICE. The first was in a movie theater in Hollywood where we saw him and it was obvious he didn't want to be bothered, so we left him alone. The second was at Sundance Film Festival in Utah. He got into a van seconds before I reached the door he had just walked out of. Someday...

sooo funny!! gotta love some of those younger men. i get a little cougarish about Taylor Laughtner...and i am not even a Twilightfan, but my 15 year old daughter is and she thinks it is "creepy" for us to crush on the same guy...so i keep it on the down low!

congrats on your SITS day! what an awesome community of women right?

it is so funny that the title of your post is Guilty Pleasures. i just hosted a swap on that exact thing. Packages are making there way all over the United States this week filled with Guilty Pleasure goodness...come visit me and do a little blog jog checking out the linked up bloggers who's packages have arrived!

Totally with you on both Efron and the Salt and Pepper older men. :) Other guilty pleasures of mine: reading young adult books, cheesy pop music and teenage drama shows on TV :) Basically a small part of my brain appears to still be 16 years old.

I have some of the same guilty pleasures...watching the disney movies is one of my favorites but anymore every movie has a lot of promiscuity, violence, or language and these are they only ones that are still clean.